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Dear Annie: I started dating a guy I met online ... as it turns out, we’re second cousins
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (295+ words) DEAR ANNIE I'm in my early 40s and tired of being alone. I tried online dating and got a hit. After talking to this guy for a bit, we found out we are second cousins on my dad's side. For context,…...
15 LEGO sets to build with your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (194+ words) Valentine's Day is almost here and if you're looking for a unique way to spend it with your sweetheart, we found it. LEGO has a wide selection of Valentine's Day Sets you can build with your sweetheart to mark the…...
Internet gaming disorder: New book by N.J. psychiatrists helps spot addiction
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (1002+ words) Gaming is a neutral hobby by design, but the culture of video games can be ethically gray, predatory and exploitative of young people and adolescents. The authors of a new book on internet gaming disorder are encouraging their readers to…...
New Year’s babies 2026: Local hospitals welcome Lehigh Valley newborns
4+ week, 1+ day ago (179+ words) New Year's babies 2026: Local hospitals welcome Lehigh Valley newborns'lehighvalleylive The new year arrived with new beginnings for several families across the Lehigh Valley, as local hospitals celebrated the births of their first babies of 2026. Isabella Mia Bourdier-Corneil became one of…...
Characters from Frozen, Wicked, other faves highlight cancer benefit at Cedar Crest College
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (236+ words) Two Lehigh Valley children's businesses will host a holiday character event Dec. 14 at Cedar Crest College to raise money for the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley. The event, called "Let It Go, Defy Gravity & Save the World: A…...
Word of the Day: ‘apotheosis’ — if you feel like you peaked in high school, here’s the word to describe that
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (188+ words) To speak of "apotheosis" is to ask a deceptively simple question: what does it mean to become "the highest form" of something? The word "apotheosis" invites us to consider perfection, transcendence and the human desire to elevate. We toss this…...
Dear Abby: Husband invites son on couple’s trip and wife isn’t pleased
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (309+ words) DEAR ABBY: My husband and I married 20 years ago. We have a blended family of eight kids, but it's just us now. Our kids are scattered across the country. Over all these 20 years, we have never taken a vacation just…...
More than 30 employers looking to hire at Penn State Lehigh Valley career fair
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (291+ words) More than 30 local and regional employers will participate in Penn State Lehigh Valley's 3rd Annual Business, Technology, and Engineering Career Fair from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday. The free event welcomes current students from Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses as well as students from Lehigh…...
Lehigh Valley is third-worst in nation for people living with asthma, study finds
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (365+ words) The Lehigh Valley once again has been named among the most challenging areas in the United States for people living with asthma, according to a new report released by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). The report's release…...
Dear Annie: At first, it felt good to help my widowed neighbor, but it’s gotten to be overwhelming
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (213+ words) DEAR ANNIE: I've been helping my neighbor with errands and yard work ever since his wife passed last fall. He's 82, lives alone and doesn't have any close family nearby. At first, it felt good to help -- and I still care…...